Comparing Centerra Gold (CAGDF) and Its Competitors

Dividends

Centerra Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Centerra Gold pays out 47.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.3% and pay out 10.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Centerra Gold lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Centerra Gold and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centerra Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A
Centerra Gold Competitors	-1,155,490,457,955,101,400.00%	-14.49%	-2.09%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Centerra Gold and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centerra Gold	N/A	N/A	68.97
Centerra Gold Competitors	$4.59 billion	$267.28 million	-20.02

Centerra Gold’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Centerra Gold. Centerra Gold is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

66.7% of Centerra Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.9% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Centerra Gold beats its rivals on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

About Centerra Gold

Centerra Gold Inc., a gold mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of gold and copper properties in North America, Asia, and internationally. Its flagship projects include the 100% owned Kumtor gold mine located in the Kyrgyz Republic; the Mount Milligan gold-copper mine located in British Columbia, Canada; and the Ã-ksüt Gold Mine located in Turkey. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.